The West Texas A&M football squad is one of 24 teams that will compete in this year’s NCAA Division II playoffs. The Buffaloes will be road warriors, as WT nabbed the sixth seed in NCAA Super Region Four. The top six teams from each region qualify for the postseason tournament.

Play begins at noon Saturday, when the Buffaloes (9-2) face Chadron State (9-2) in Chadron, Neb. Kickoff is 11 a.m.

West Texas A&M head football coach Don Carthel expects to play a physical Chadron State squad.

“(Chadron State) is a very physical team, comparable to (Colorado State-Pueblo),” Carthel said.

“They have a tremendous offensive line.”

WT concluded its regular season with a 45-14 victory over Texas A&M-Commerce on Saturday. The win gave the Buffs a 7-1 conference record, good for a share of the Lone Star Conference championship along with Midwestern State (9-1, 7-1), which also qualified for postseason play. Midwestern State will travel to Indianapolis (9-2), also on Saturday.

The winner of WT-Chadron will face Ashland (11-0) in Ashland, Ohio, while Colorado State-Pueblo (11-0) will host the winner of Midwestern-Indianapolis in Pueblo, Colo., in the round of sixteen. All games in the tournament will be played at campus sites except for the Dec. 15 national championship, which will be played in Florence, Ala.